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chama.

flame (visible part of fire)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/ˈʃɐ.mɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃa.mɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. flame (visible part of fire)

    feminine
  2. flame (great zeal or passion)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese chama, from Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Cognate with Galician chama, and Spanish llama. Doublet of flama.

verb/ˈʃɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/ˈʃɐ.mɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃa.mɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of chamar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of chamar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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